Former coach of relegated NPFL side Niger Tornadoes Hamzat Abara has faulted the timing of the club’s decision to embark on squad overhaul ahead of the team’s participation in the 2019/2020 CAF Confederation cup.
According to reports Gernot Rohr has revealed is open to leaving his position as the Head coach of Nigeria senior national team Super Eagles.
The reigning Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) champions have completed the signing of Emmanuel James from Plateau United.
Nigeria oil mogul Femi Otedola has fulfilled his $25,000 per goal pledge to the Super Eagles, before the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations semi-final clash against the eventual champions Algeria.
Odion Ighalo has left Eagles fans guessing if he has made a u-turn on his international retirement after a cryptic tweet early morning Wednesday.
Assistant coach of Nigeria’s women national basketball team Peter Ahmedu has stated that the D’Tigress going to the fast approaching FIBA women Afrobasket want to finish top of their group after been drawn alongside Cameroon and Tunisia in group B of the competition.
Ahmedu speaking in a chat with www.brila.net as the team continue to intensify preparation ahead of the competition said the D’Tigress are fully aware of their status as the team to beat been defending champion and hence knows every team will be extra prepared against Nigeria.
“I tell you because of what Nigeria is nobody is going to look down on us. Every country will come out with it very best. Nobody is leaving any stone unturned so everybody want to give their best against Nigeria because we are the defending champion. Toping the group is going to be key but as the defending champion, we have the championship title to protect.”
Coach of Nigeria’s senior Rugby national team Bronson Weir has stated that he want his side to record a strong start to their Tri nation West African series tie against Ivory coast later today when the Nigerian side face the Ivorians who already won their match number 1 on Tuesday against host Ghana by 22 – 12.
Weir speaking in a chat gathered by www.brila.net said having seen the Ivorian in action he already sees a very strong physical challenge loading against the Ivorians but expects his side to take their chances when it comes and hopefully come out top after the game.
“After watching Ivory coast against Ghana, I see Nigeria against Ivory coast as a very physical battle. But I think we can outsmart them. I saw lot of opportunities which Ghana wasted but I hope we can take our chances in the game.”
Former Nigeria international Julius Aghahowa has called on Nigerian players to up their game at their respective clubs ahead of the new league football season so as to become valuable players at club level and also translates such improved performance to good outing at the national level.
Aghahowa speaking in a chat with www.brila.net urged the players to work harder to improve themselves stressing that personal improvement will be key in anything they do which would also translates to improved offer at club level and more market value during the transfer window.
“Well firstly they have to concentrate on improving themselves before thinking of moving to the big leagues. Personal improvement is key.
They need to do more, they need to work hard more. This is the time for players to switch from national team to club football. You need to do very well with your club during preseason. Have regular shirt in your club so that you can improve well.”
The General Secretary of Nigeria Football Federation, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi has called on Nigerian indigenous coaches to be upright, diligent and alive to their responsibilities while on duty with any of the National Teams or their clubs.
Sanusi, himself a certified coach, made this call on Tuesday when the new executive team of the Nigeria Football Coaches Association paid him a courtesy call at the NFF Secretariat in Abuja.
“I will tell you the home truth because I am also one of you. We have a situation in which some coaches are not alive to their responsibilities. We know some of them who instigate players to agitate unnecessarily, especially in the National Teams, because they stand to benefit from such agitation. It is not appropriate.
“I hold this body in high esteem, as I made my name in football and not even in academics. We will look at the various requests that you have made, including strengthening the Technical Department. I can assure you that we will also grant the NFCA an office at the new NFF Office, make even more robust the CAF coaching courses that we have been running and look at the issue of a few National Team coaches that are being owed with a few to offsetting those debts.”
Earlier, NFCA President Isah Ladan Bosso thanked the Nigeria Football Federation for the support and encouragement that the body has continued to enjoy from the Federation, while outlining a number of requests including the need for any expatriate coach employed to work in Nigeria to register with the body before starting on the job.
On the request for the NFCA to be qualified to have a member on the board of the NFF, Dr. Sanusi told the body’s executives to allow the NFF Bill – which is awaiting the assent of Mr. President – to unfold and the NFF Reform Committee to conclude its work to see what is possible.
Bosso, a former Head Coach of the U20 and U23 National Teams at different periods, was in company with Victor Nwakanma (second vice president); Etta Egbe (public relations officer); Diana Asak (welfare officer), Justine Madugu (financial secretary); Danlami Usman Akawu (assistant training officer); Abdulrazaq Usman (auditor); John Sam Obuh (treasurer) and; Stanley Eguma (secretary).
Also at the meeting were Dr. Emmanuel Ikpeme (NFF Deputy General Secretary); Bola Oyeyode (Director of Competitions); Bitrus Bewarang (Director of Technical); Charity Kadiri (Director of Finance); Ademola Olajire (Director of Communications); Abdulrafiu Yusuf, Siji Lagunju and Dr. Robinson Okosun (Assistant Directors, Technical) and; Ruth David (Head of Women Football).
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